Daily Archives: September 21, 2009

Today (literally as I am writing this midday Monday) the newest sports stadium hosts its first game. The $1.2B USD Cowboys Stadium is the stage for the Dallas Cowboys vs The New York Giants, in which a little over 100,000 fans get their first taste of this stunning arena. Sure it’s been open for a while and hosted the likes of Paul McCartney, but this is what it was built for – football.

Major Dunedin buildings such as the town hall, central library, Moana Pool, Regent Theatre and railway station could be heated using renewable woodchip fuel, one of many ideas put forward by Dunedin City Council energy manager Neville Auton at a workshop on Saturday.Read more

Dunedin residents have until tomorrow to comment on the city’s new waste and recycling system. But, as the deadline approaches, some important new ideas are already beginning to take shape, as Chris Morris reports.Read more

The Dunedin City Council is consulting the public on its preferred option for a proposed new kerbside rubbish and recycling collection system.

Making money from resources once destined for the landfill is at the heart of Doug Hall’s business. As owner of Hall Bros Transport Ltd, a Dunedin-based company, he is a strong believer in the efficiency of recycling and reusing construction waste.Read more

Doug Hall is responsible for recycling demolition material from the stadium site in Aotea Street. Recently, CST chairman Malcolm Farry said that at one stage they were achieving 90% recycling. Channel 9 Video Link